I have been having trouble with the Nikki carb on my LUV. Sticking high idle at times, popping at idle, Air leaks, worn linkages and general other annoyances.Now I could rebuild the Nikki but that wouldn't fit the worn linkages and if the castings are warped I might still have air leaks etc.

I am thinking of replacing it with a Weber DGV 32/36 progressive on an adapter plate which can be bought new and linkages are available to adapt to pretty much anything.

Has someone done this on a G161 before? I would be interested to see a picture of your setup. Any jetting tips or handy hits would also be appreciated.

If anyone has an argument to keep the Nikki or try another carb I am also all ears.

HiI think you may have a Gemini g160z motor????Mine is a Bellett G160/161 motorBellett use throttle linkages and shaft rather than cables. You can see the final throttle shaft in the first photo disconnectedIf I am right then I don't know as the only cable I connected was the choke which I later removed as on the 32/36 weber it's pretty well useless.... 2 full slow pumps of throttle on cold mornings, hold throttle 1/4 way, turn key and fires right upIf I am right then perhaps you could contactGEM Parts on eBay, just type in weber 32/36 as they supply heaps of partsIf you do indeed have the Bellett Motor then I sources longer bolts and spaced the final pivot block away from the fire wall and moved the lever arm along the final shaft.....later on I came across a Thicker pivot block from a GT I think and returned it all to origional mounting points on the fire wallCheersJ

I definetely have the G161 OHV motor however in a Chev Luv the throttle is cable operated. It has a bracket that mounts the outer cable and creates an adjustment point and there is a barrel style knob on the end of the inner cable which connects to the throttle wheel.

I have the carb mounted and everything but the throttle cable connected now. I will have to fab up a bracket to mount the cable stop off one of the manifold brackets.

Can report that it runs rather well. I think the primary main may be a tiny bit off but all in all, much smoother than the Nikki and no air leaks!Can't detect a whiff of power increase whatsoever however I didn't bother to match port the manifold and there is certainly some porting that could be done.

Good to hearThe Nikki is a good carby and performance wise is pretty good until it wears.With weber it is designed to drive predominately on the primary circuit.... The secondary comes in at about 85% primary with a mechanical cam actionIf it dies in the arse its leanIf it is dowy, sluggish and improved with speed and revs it is rich...This doesn't even address when secondary circuit comes inIt is a black art but like I said, once set up you can forget itCheersJ

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